Many of the dams and reservoirs in Brazil listed below are used primarily used to produce hydroelectric power. Other uses include flood control, irrigation and fisheries.
Name | State | Operational | Reservoir (km2) | Installed capacity (MW) | Notes |
Água Vermelha Dam | Minas Gerais São Paulo | 1978 | 647 | 1,396 | |
Anta Dam (Simplício) | Rio de Janeiro Minas Gerais | 2013 | 15 | 333 | |
Balbina Dam | Amazonas | 1989 | 2,360 | 250 | |
Barra Grande Dam | Santa Catarina Rio Grande do Sul | 2005 | 94 | 708 | |
Belo Monte Dam | Pará | | 440 | 11,233 | Under construction |
Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam | Paraná | 1980 | 167 | 1,676 | |
Billings Dam | São Paulo | 1935 | 127 | - | Reservoir |
Camará Dam | Paraíba | 2002 | | | |
Campos Novos Dam | Santa Catarina | 2006 | | 880 | |
Capivara Dam | São Paulo Paraná | 1978 | 515 | 619 | |
Castanhão Dam | Ceará | 2003 | 360 | | Reservoir |
Chacorão Dam | Amazonas Pará | | 616 | 3,336 | Planned |
Cocorobó Dam | Bahia | 1967 | 24 | - | Reservoir |
Colíder Dam | Mato Grosso | 2015 (est.) | 183 | 307 | |
Dona Francisca Dam | Rio Grande do Sul | 2001 | 21 | 250 | |
Emborcação Dam | Minas Gerais | 1983 | 703 | 1,192 | |
Eng Sérgio Motta Dam | São Paulo | 1999 | 2,250 | 1,540 | |
Eng Souza Dias Dam | Mato Grosso do Sul | 1968 | 330 | 1,551 | |
Funil Dam | Rio de Janeiro São Paulo | 1969 | | | |
Furnas Dam | Minas Gerais | 1963 | 1,473 | 1,216 | |
Garabí Dam | Rio Grande do Sul | | 642 | 1,152 | Planned |
Guarapiranga | São Paulo | 1906 | 27 | - | Reservoir |
Ilha Solteira Dam | São Paulo | 1973 | 1,195 | 3,444 | |
Irapé Dam | Minas Gerais | 2006 | 137 | 360 | |
Itá Dam | Santa Catarina Rio Grande do Sul | 2000 | 141 | 1,450 | |
Itaipu Dam | Paraná | 1984 | 1,350 | 14,000 | |
Itumbiara Dam | Goiás | 1980 | 778 | 2,082 | |
Itupararanga Dam | São Paulo | 1914 | 936 | 55 | |
Jaguara Dam | Minas Gerais São Paulo | 1971 | | 424 | |
Jatobá Dam | Pará | | 646 | 2,338 | Planned |
Jirau Dam | Rondônia | 2013 | 258 | 3,075 | Under construction |
José Richa Dam | Paraná | 1999 | 180 | 1,240 | |
Luiz Barreto Dam | São Paulo | 1969 | 47 | 1,050 | |
Luiz Gonzaga Dam | Pernambuco | 1988 | 830 | 1,479 | |
Machadinho Dam | Santa Catarina Rio Grande do Sul | 2002 | 79 | 1,140 | |
Manso Dam | Mato Grosso | 1999 | 427 | 212 | |
Marimbondo Dam | Minas Gerais | 1975 | 438 | 1,440 | |
Marmelos Zero Power Plant | Minas Gerais | 1889 | - | 0.25 | Decommissioned in 1896 |
Mauá Dam | Paraná | 2012 | 84 | 361 | |
Ney Braga de Barros Dam | Paraná | 1992 | | 1,260 | |
Nova Avanhandava Dam | São Paulo | 1982 | 210 | 347 | |
Oiticica Dam | Rio Grande do Norte | | | - | Reservoir; Under construction |
Orós Dam | Ceará | 1961 | | - | Reservoir |
Panambí Dam | Rio Grande do Sul | | 327 | 1,048 | Planned |
Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex | Bahia | 1979 | 1,600 | 4,279 | |
Peixotos Dam | Minas Gerais | 1968 | 250 | 476 | |
Salto Osório Dam | Paraná | 1975 | 51 | 1,078 | |
Salto Santiago Dam | Paraná | 1980 | 208 | 2,137 | |
Samuel Hydroelectric Dam | Rondônia | 1989 | 560 | 216 | |
Santo Antônio Dam | Rondônia | 2012 | 271 | 2,498 | |
São Simão Dam | Goiás Minas Gerais | 1978 | 703 | 1,710 | |
Serra da Mesa Dam | Goiás | 1998 | 1,784 | 1,275 | |
Sobradinho Dam | Bahia | 1979 | 4,220 | 1,050 | |
Teles Pires Dam | Mato Grosso Pará | 2016 | 151 | 1,820 | |
Três Irmãos Dam | São Paulo | 1991 | 785 | 807 | |
Três Marias Dam | Minas Gerais | 1961 | 1,040 | 387 | |
Tucuruí Dam | Pará | 1984 | 2,850 | 8,370 | |
Volta Grande Dam | Minas Gerais São Paulo | 1974 | | 380 | |
Xingó Dam | Alagoas Sergipe | 1994 | 60 | 3,162 | |
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